Despair
From the Blog awaisaftab3 years ago on this day I gave up on my country. The assassination of Salman Taseer and the subsequent reaction of the populace exposed the extent to which the poison of religious fanaticism has percolated to the roots of this nation. These three years have done nothing to change that judgement. The national mindset is diseased beyond healing. I don't even know any more if it even deserves healing. I have friends who still live in Pakistan, and who will continue to try to reform the society in whatever ways they can. I admire and support their efforts, and wish them well, and I hope that they do not suffer when this society collapses under the collective weight of its self-inflicted sins. "*If this is what has beaten us... the guilt is ours.*" (Ayn Rand, *Atlas Shrugged*) pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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